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GHSA-pf38-cw3p-22q9 CVE-2021-3424

Keycloak is vulnerable to IDN homograph attack

Medium Maven
Severity
5.3 / 10
Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 55.75% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Fix
18.0.0
Upgrade org.keycloak:keycloak-services to this version or later

Description

A flaw was found in keycloak as shipped in Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4 where IDN homograph attacks are possible. A malicious user can register himself with a name already registered and trick admin to grant him extra privileges.

Affected versions

Maven

PackageVulnerableFixed in
org.keycloak:keycloak-services
< 18.0.0
18.0.0

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

org.keycloak:keycloak-services Maven → 18.0.0

maven
<dependency><groupId>org.keycloak</groupId><artifactId>keycloak-services</artifactId><version>18.0.0</version></dependency>
gradle
implementation("org.keycloak:keycloak-services:18.0.0")

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Weakness

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How to prevent it
  • Architecture and Design: Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-v3f7-2p4r-mwfw
Keycloak vulnerable to cross-site scripting (xss) via case-insensitive uri validation bypass
High Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-9jrw-8xf7-xqhq
Keycloak vulnerable to information disclosure through arbitrary filesystem path probing
Medium Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-w3p3-7cjg-vgfw
Keycloak allows unauthorized access to resources via uma permission ticket bypass
Medium Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-f5p5-6xmx-p252
Keycloak vulnerable to authorization bypass via incorrect uri comparison
High Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-r7rc-c989-86g6
Keycloak: Attacker can re-enable and take over disabled clients via registration access token
Medium Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-4gv3-mc9p-5wqc
Keycloak: Unauthenticated account takeover via reset-credentials flow bypass
Critical Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-6g26-7cx5-mrrg
Keycloak: Information disclosure due to user profile permission bypass
Low Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
GHSA-cpf7-j4cf-vqx4
Keycloak has an Out-of-bounds Read
Medium Also affects org.keycloak:keycloak-services
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